| John Jackson | |
| Fullname: | John Jackson[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Date: | [2] |
| Death Place: | Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | –1926 |
| Clubs1: | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| Years2: | 1926–1933 |
| Clubs2: | Partick Thistle |
| Caps2: | 264 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1933–1939 |
| Clubs3: | Chelsea |
| Caps3: | 49 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1939–1940 |
| Clubs4: | Guildford City |
| Nationalyears1: | 1929–1932 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scottish League XI |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1931–1935 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Height: | 5ft 9in |
John Jackson (29 November 1906 – 12 June 1965) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper; he made over 300 appearances in the Scottish League playing for Partick Thistle and the English Football League for Chelsea. in 1930s
At Partick, Jackson missed only two league games in his seven seasons at Firhill between 1926 and 1933, making a total of 334 appearances for the club in all competitions.[3] He played for the Jags in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay,[4] but did manage to claim winner's medals in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1927[5] and the one-off Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup in 1928, both against the same opponents.[6]
Jackson was capped by Scotland at international level on eight occasions (four while with Partick, four with Chelsea) and represented the Scottish League XI four times.[7]
After retiring from football, Jackson emigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada and became a professional golfer.
Brentford
| Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Partick Thistle | 1926–27[9] | Scottish First Division | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1927–28 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 1928–29 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 1929–30 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| 1930–31 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| 1931–32 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 1932–33 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| Total | 264 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 294 | 0 | |||
| Chelsea | 1933–34[10] | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1934–35 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 1935–36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1936–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1937–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1938–39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 313 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 345 | 0 | |||